coronavirus in bangladesh
Cop dies from Covid-19 in Rajshahi
A policeman died from coronavirus while undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Christian Mission Hospital on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Sub-Inspector Mosharraf Hossain, 57, hailing from Pabna. He was posted at Naogaon Range Reserved Force (RRF).
Doctor Saiful Ferdous Mohammad Khairul Ataturk, deputy director of Rajshahi Medical College, said that Mosharraf was hospitalised around 7pm saying that he was diagnosed with coronavirus.
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: Record 24 deaths in 24 hours, 1,694 new cases
Bangladesh witnessed the highest number of deaths in a day due to coronavirus on Friday as record 24 more people died from the virus infection in the last 24 hours, taking the death tally to 432.
Trump optimistic about coronavirus vaccine by late 2020
US President Donald Trump says he is optimistic about having a coronavirus vaccine on the market by the end of this year or thereafter.
Flight operations to remain suspended till May 30
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) on Thursday extended the suspension of all international and domestic flights until May 30, aiming to prevent spread of coronavirus.
Global coronavirus death toll nears 300,000
As the number of globally confirmed coronavirus cases near 4.5 million, the death toll too is rising, inching towards 300,000.
On Thursday morning, the global death toll stood at 298,165, according to data compiled by Worldometer.
Confirmed coronavirus cases were 4428,236 at this time.
Worldometer data showed that the number of cases and deaths started going up drastically since mid-March.
Currently, 2,472,248 confirmed COVID-19 patients are being treated and 45,920 of them are in serious or critical condition.
Coronavirus: 1,926 policemen infected
Police confirmed 1,926 coronavirus cases among its members working on the frontline until Wednesday.
Ashraful not auctioning his bat
Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful's historic bat is not going under the hammer as the cricketer says the procedure of auction is not clear to him.
General holidays likely to be extended again until Eid
As coronavirus cases continues to soar in Bangladesh, the government is likely to extend the ongoing general holidays again until the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation in a bid to prevent the transmission of the deadly coronavirus.
Global coronavirus cases exceed 4 million
Confirmed coronavirus cases around the world stood at 4,012,837 on Saturday morning
Coronavirus: Impulse Hospital hired for treatment of police personnel
Bangladesh Police has hired Impulse Hospital in the capital for the treatment of coronavirus-infected police members.